The plan is an update to the 1981 Finksburg Area and Environs Comprehensive Plan and focuses on traffic flow, the environmental resources and growth in the area. The update has been in the works for more than 10 years.

In April, the county's Planning and Zoning Commission accepted a draft of the Finksburg Corridor Plan for 60-day review. This draft includes a proposal to alter land-use designations for property at the northeast corner of routes 140 and 91 from a conservation zone to a zoning category allowing commercial uses.

Residents and business owners may provide testimony in support or in opposition to any aspect of the plan. Comments may be provided in person or written; written comments may be brought to the hearing or mailed to Andrea Gerhard, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157; or sent via email to agerhard@ccg.carr.org.

All last week, preparations were in full swing for this year's annual Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair that set up at the Agriculture Center, just south of Westminster. This year's fair will continue to Saturday morning, Aug. 8.

A Westminster man charged with manufacturing drugs and related offenses after investigators say they found evidence of a marijuana growing operation and about 7 pounds of loose suspected marijuana on his property entered a plea agreement Monday and will serve a sentence no longer than 12 months.